Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Mega Voter Awareness Campaign flagged off in Mumbai
A Mega Voter Awareness Campaign has been flagged off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Railway Station, Mumbai today. The campaign to increase voter awareness and voter participation in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is being conducted across ten Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, which have had low voter turnout. The theme of the campaign is #NoVoterToBeLeftBehind. The campaign is being organized by Regional Outreach Bureau , Pune , Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in co-ordination with office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra.
The campaign has been inaugurated by Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, Shri Ashwani Kumar; Director General , Ministry of I&B, Shri R. N. Mishra; Director General, Bureau of Outreach Communication, Ministry of I&B, Shri Satyendra Prakash. Senior officials of Central Railway were also present on the occasion.
The dignitaries flagged off the mobile campaign van which will take the message of electoral participation to various parts of Maharashtra. They also released voter awareness campaign balloons into the sky.
The function at the CSMT Railway station also witnessed a folk performance by Song & Drama Division on the theme of the campaign, exhorting the public to vote in large numbers without expecting anything in return for casting their votes.
Earlier, briefing the gathering about the campaign, ADG , Ministry of I&B, Shri D. J. Narain said that ten mobile campaign vans will visit more than 1,200 locations to improve voter awareness. He also exhorted the people to come forward and exercise the sacred right to cast one’s vote in the upcoming elections.
Rallies will be organised in Mumbai South, Pune, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Solapur, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Dhule and Kalyan during April 2-28, 2019.
Troupes of Song & Drama Division, ROB Pune will perform during the campaign. In Mumbai, they will perform for four days, during April 25-28, 2019.
The campaign will provide information on the following:
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PwD  App
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cVIGIL App
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Use of EVM and VVPAT
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10 alternatives for Voter ID Card , which can be used for voting on polling day
The schedule of the campaign is as follows:
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Sl. No
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Constituency Name
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Date of Polling
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Campaign Start Date
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Campaign End Date
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Flag-off venue
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Tentative Flag-off date and time
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1
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Mumbai South
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29/04/2019
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2/04/2019
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5/04/2019
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Mumbai South 
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2/4/2019 at 4 pm
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25/4/2019
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28/4/2019
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2
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Pune
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23/04/2019
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3/04/2019
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9/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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3/4/2019 at 10 am
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3
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Nagpur
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11/04/2019
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8/04/2019
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10/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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8/4/2019 at 11 am
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4
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Chandrapur
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11/04/2019
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8/04/2019
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10/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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8/4/2019 at 11 am
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5
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Solapur
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18/04/2019
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11/04/2019
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17/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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11/4/2019 at 11 am
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6
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Satara
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23/04/2019
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16/04/2019
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22/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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16/4/2019 at 11 am
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7
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Aurangabad
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23/04/2019
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16/04/2019
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22/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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16/4/2019 at 11 am
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8
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Jalgaon
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23/04/2019
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16/04/2019
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22/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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16/4/2019 at 11 am
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9
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Dhule
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29/04/2019
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22/04/2019
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28/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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22/4/2019 at 11 am
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10
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Kalyan
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29/04/2019
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22/04/2019
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28/04/2019
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District Collectorate
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22/4/2019 at 11 am
The video of the event can be seen here
Mega #VoterAwareness Campaign has been flagged off in Mumbai today
— PIB in Maharashtra  April 2, 2019
• 10 vehicles
• 10 Lok Sabha constituencies
• 15-20 stops every day
• ~ 1,200 locations to be covered#DeshKaMahaTyohar #LokSabhaElections2019 @CEO_Maharashtra https://t.co/9WUnzIG64Y